Cases Quote by Haile Selassie

Whatever its flaws, the United Nations is still the only institution that brings together all the countries of the world. And it is the…

— Samantha Power

The United Nations is the preeminent institution of multilateralism. It provides a forum where sovereign states can come together to share burdens, address common…

— Shashi Tharoor

The aim of political institutions like the United Nations is to draw the line between struggle and conflict and to make it possible for…

— Javier Perez de Cuellar

The United Nations has an irreplaceable role in dealing with global issues. While other international bodies play important roles, the U.N. is the only…

— Miroslav Lajcak

The United Nations should serve as a forum to address our common challenges. And it must also be a space to generate solutions for…

— Miroslav Lajcak

“you know how I feel about the United Nations. From the beginning, it’s functioned as a one-world-order organization whose sole function is to look…

— Anonymous

The main thing that endears the United Nations to member governments, and so enables it to survive, is its proven capacity to fail. You…

— Conor Cruise O'Brien

There are many who criticise the United Nations. And those of us who know this institution well know that it is not immune from…

— Kevin Rudd

The United Nations, and the way we approach collective security, must be adapted to changing circumstances. The United Nations is our prime instrument for…

— Goran Persson

The UN's unique legitimacy flows from a universal perception that it pursues a larger purpose than the interests of one country or a small…

— Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The United Nations offers international legitimacy in what we might do.

— Anthony Zinni

What keeps me awake at night is the issue of relevance of the United Nations.

— Miroslav Lajcak